A sad, sad day for Justice
 

When the State executes an innocent it makes murderers of us all.

Rest in Peace, Troy Anthony Davis.

Mason–Dixon Line
 

Well Blackhorse

As far as I understand it, it is very difficult to get justice in some southern US states.

UK Bob

Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection late Wednesday for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer, maintaining his innocence until the end after convincing thousands of it, but not the justice system. Davis was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. EDT, a prison official said.
His execution, which began at 10:53 p.m., came after a three-hour hold while the Supreme Court considered a late request for a stay. In the end the court refused to stop the execution, despite calls for clemency from former President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI and others.
Davis' attorneys say seven of nine key witnesses against him recanted all or parts of their testimony, but state and federal judges repeatedly ruled against granting him a new trial. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44592285/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/ga-inmate-wants-polygraph-test-execution/#.TnwcKOyHgf4